Mailbox for June 28: Greeley needs more parks; some advice for those headed to the Stampede; there is reason to worry for America

Yet there are no parks on this side of town. Many lots are for sale, but the city leaders ignore the need for parks between 8th and 4th avenues and 12th to 16th streets. More than 20 kids of immigrant parents live in the Ivanhoe building alone. Where are the parks for this area?

Loretta Dominguez, Greeley

Some advice for those headed to the Stampede

Welcome, Stampede goers. Enjoy yourself, and be responsible for yourselves.

As a resident of north Greeley, we often note that folks don’t know avenues run north and south and streets run east and west. (The mountains are to the west).

Try to stay on the avenues leading into and out of Island Grove Park. These are: 8th, 11th and 14th. If you venture into the streets and the residential areas around the park, you will run into one of these avenues, and you will have to wait for some kind soul to let you in. So turning into the streets around here will not get you out any sooner.

Oh, and by the way, if you decided to walk into the park, there are some private parking lots open, and of course, you can decide to park in our neighborhood. Just a few things to consider: Please do not leave your trash on the curb; and please use the restrooms at Island Grove Park before you leave.

It gets interesting in our neighborhood when we sit on our porches and watch people trying to get out, racing from avenue to avenue, trying to get out.

Also eat and drink responsibly. But do have a great time. Enjoy our city; we have a lot to offer.

Rose Ann Maldonado, Greeley

There is reason to worry for America

I am grieving for my country, America.

We have a president who exalts despots, dictators who were supposedly elected — Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Abdulaziz, Rodrigo Duerte — despite their human rights violations. Meanwhile, he treats our allies as if they were our enemies.

We have an attorney general who rips children as young as a year old from their parents just because they are fleeing horrific conditions seeking asylum. How do those against abortion condone this administration?

Destroying the Environmental Protection Agency and promoting dirtier air and water, and attempting to throw millions off their insurance, Medicaid, are other examples. Have people forgotten how health insurance costs were escalating before the Affordable Care Act? How many people had no health insurance?